(May 27, 2011 at 8:41 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: @ Nap I would condemn slavery now, but most likely would have condoned it 2000 years ago. <--- that's secular morality. How I would have treated slaves as a slave owner... would be governed by my belief that people can change and have to be given the freedom to do so > which is informed by my beliefs.
But the bible condones slavery full stop. Period. End line.
So if the words of this book are so true which you keep telling us then why would you actively disagree with it at this point in time?